Village of Sea Cliff, NY Article III EPS and Polypropylene Items Not For Single Use

§ 52-8 Prohibitions and exemptions.

A. No food service establishment shall sell, offer or distribute for use or sale single-use food packaging that consist of EPS, including, but not limited to, providing food in single-use food packaging that consist of EPS. This subsection shall not apply to:

(1) EPS containers used for prepackaged food that have been filled and sealed prior to receipt by the food service establishment; or

(2) EPS containers used to store raw meat, pork, fish, seafood or poultry sold from or by a food service establishment.

B. No food service establishment shall use, provide, distribute or sell a plastic beverage straw, plastic cutlery or plastic stirrer. This subsection does not preclude the use, provision or distribution of nonplastic alternatives.

C. During a locally declared emergency, the Village, emergency response agencies operating within the Village, users of Village facilities and food service establishments shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

D. Upon request of a person with a disability, a food service establishment may provide a plastic beverage straw to such person.